Bulgaria

This section offers a summary of the main legislation on transitional justice adopted by the member state and, when available, a pdf with the document, together with the main decisions of national and international tribunals in relation to these measures. This is a non exhaustive list and will be updated and completed in a permanent basis. Finally, we also offer images of the museums that deal with memory issues in each country.

Information

Legislation

Main provisions

Year

First rehabilitation law

1989

Law on Amnesty and Release from Serving a Term of Imprisonment

1990

Council of Ministers decree Nº 38, for the Order of Determining One-Time Indemnity to Persons, Repressed for Political Reasons after 1 January 1946

1990

Law on civil resister and objector to the forced labour

1991

Vindication of the Repressed for Political reasons after 9 September 1944(see text here)